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Advanced, Affordable and Flexible

Zebra's advanced line of desktop printers features professional-quality, reliable printing at a competitive price. Dependable performance and advanced features—along with fast print speeds, network manageability and easy-load designs—enable users to improve operational efficiencies, boost profitability and reduce downtime.

The advanced line is flexible, making it a top choice for a variety of mid-volume and distributed-printing applications. Reliably producing quality text, barcodes or graphics, the advanced line offers three connectivity interfaces and easy upgrades with ZPL $ ^{®} $ and EPL $ ^{™} $ programming languages.

The GK420t and GT800 offer direct thermal and thermal transfer printing power in sleek and compact designs. The GT800 features a 300-meter ribbon for fewer ribbon changes along with a standard moveable sensor. Additional GT800 options include 300 dpi and a full-width cutter or peel dispenser. The GK420d offers only direct thermal printing.

For healthcare-specific environments, Zebra offers the GK420 Healthcare printer—available in both thermal transfer and direct thermal models. These printers feature disinfectant-ready plastics to protect patient safety along with a medical-grade power supply that meets IEC 60601-1 standards to reduce the risk of electrical shock.

A small footprint and affordable quality make these advanced printers an excellent choice for companies worldwide.

Ideal for These Applications

Healthcare: patient identification, pharmacy and product labeling

Retail: price marking, coupon and receipt printing, inventory and product labeling

Transportation & Logistics: shipping labels

Hospitality & Leisure: boarding passes, bag tags

Security: visitor ID, evidence tracking, parking passes

SPECIFICATIONS AT A GLANCE $ ^{*} $

Printer Name

GK420t

GT800 (not available in North America)

Standard Features

• Print methods: Thermal transfer or direct thermal

• Programming language: EPL™ and ZPL® are standard construction: Dual-wall frame

• Tool-less printhead and platen replacement

• OpenACCESS $ ^{™} $ for easy media loading

• Quick and easy ribbon loading

• Auto-calibration of media

• Triple connectivity: USB, Parallel, Serial

• 300 meter ribbon capacity (GT800 Model only)

• 32 bit RISC processor (GT800 Model only)

• Certified Microsoft $ ^{®} $ Windows $ ^{®} $ drivers

ENERGY STAR $ ^{®} $ qualified

Printer Specifications

Resolution

• 203 dpi/8 dots per mm

Optional 300 dpi/12 dots per mm (GT800 Model only)

Memory

• GT800 Model: 8MB Flash, 8MB SDRAM

G-Series GK Models: 4MB Flash, 8MB SDRAM (standard)

Print Width

4.09"/104 mm

Maximum Print Length

39"/991 mm

Maximum Print Speed

• 5"/127 mm per second (203 dpi)

4"/102 mm per second (300dpi, GT800 Model only)

Media Sensors

• GT800 Model: Multi-position transmissive and full-width reflective sensor

• G-Series GK Models: Fixed reflective and transmissive sensors

Media Characteristics

Maximum Media Roll Size: 5"/127 mm O.D. on a 1"/25.4 mm, 1.5"/38 mm I.D. core

• Media Thickness: 0.003"/0.08 mm ~ 0.007"/0.18 mm

GT800 Model

• Media Width: 0.75"/19 mm to 4.49"/114 mm

• Media Length: 0.25"/6.5 mm to 39"/991 mm

• Media Types: Roll-fed or fan-fed, die cut or continuous direct thermal labels with or without black line, tag stock, continuous receipt paper, wristbands, and liner-free direct thermal media

G-Series GK Models

Maximum Label and Liner Length: Maximum non-continuous: 39"/991 mm

• Maximum non-continuous: 39"/991 mm

Maximum Label and Liner Width: 0.75"/19 mm to 4.25"/108 mm

• Media Types: Roll-fed or fan-fed, die-cut or continuous direct thermal labels with or without black line, tag stock, continuous receipt paper, wristbands

Ribbon Characteristics

GT800 Model

• Outside Diameter: 2.6"/66 mm (300 m); 1.34"/34 mm (74 m)

• Standard Length: 984' (300 m); 244' (74 m)

• Ratio:

– 1:4 media to roll to ribbon (300 m)

– 1:1 media to roll to